Twelve years professional experience in web and graphic design, extensive knowledge of current web standards, Section 508 compliance. Skilled in design layout for various type web pages and core requirements of successful web page navigation. Effective written and verbal communication skills, excellent management skills and ability to work effectively with a number of clients.
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Webmaster/508 Compliance Officer March 2015 to July 2017
National Technical Information Service (NTIS)
- HTML updates and pdf/image/MS Word file uploads to NTIS.gov websites including classic.ntis.gov and www.ntis.gov/ TheDataCabinet, finalizing drafted edits on the MODX CMS/"live" site, or directly to the https://www.ntis.gov servers.
- Assemble National Technical Reports Library (NTRL) newsletter, compiling citations/abstracts/metadata from list titles, formatting text in an InDesign template and collect images of monthly subject for composite image drafts
- Performed 508 Compliance reports focusing edits on Accessibility and Usability for sites in development such as EDFSA (Federal Student Aid), CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services), DMF (Death Master File) Cert site, ntis.gov/TheDataCabinet and the recently re-designed www.ntis.gov improving overall quality to within 15 to 3%, pages having compliance issues, better than average.
- Worked with back-end developers to integrate UI CSS files into functional deployment ready pages for the EDFSA (Federal Student Aid), CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services) and DMF (Death Master File) Cert sites in development restructuring pages to best fit browser constraints over several orientations/sizes and browser types while maintaining aesthetic objectives of Visual Studio developers.
- Assist Social Media/Twitter posts, providing "tiny URLs" and text conforming to Twitter character limits.
- Create and edit PDF documents, tagging for screen readers, inserting "language" properties and additional metadata files for 508 compliance.
- Create illustrations for NTIS.gov websites, and publications including the June 2016 issue of the American LibraryAssociation "COGNotes" the book "Public Knowledge: Access and Benefits" and "On the Same Page", the NTIS employee newsletter in various visual formats.
Director of Communications/Information Technology October 2007 to Present
Nat’l Black Church Initiative (NBCI), Washington, DC
- Employed JavaScript and jQuery for applications such as carousel displays which allowed a greater number of initiatives to be featured on homepages, provided automation for functions that would normally be handled manually, and effects that provide feedback to site visitors.
- Leader of Web 2.0 Social Media efforts, selecting more targeted content for NBCI Facebook and Twitter pages, increasing Facebook "Likes by over 50% the first 6 months of 2014 and awareness of NBCI activities in the Church-based community
- Producer/Videographer/Editor for NBCI YouTube channel videos which increase traffic to NBCI websites and interest in its initiatives, indicated by e-mail marketing and web hosting analytics
- Consistently saved up to 20% on website hosting, domain names and e-mail marketing purchases, negotiating pricing and fees and being aware of available discount terms
- Designed graphics, mp3 players, Adobe Flash presentations, and other non-text content including video for www.naltblackchurch.com, teentextanddrive.com, nbrbonline.org and other NBCI websites. This lead to materials that are easier understood or received more plainly
- Plan and oversee website projects and supervise contracted developers in executing specifications, speeding material from conception to completion and dissemination to audiences.
- Grew e-mail marketing database by 15% during the first 6 months of 2014 by targeting groups in geographic areas and interest groups previously not targeted by NBCI
Content Editor April 2008 - July 2009
Web Services Office - American Psychological Association, Washington, DC
- Sped redesign of APA Directorate and Program Areas sites from automatically migrated and manually migrated content for new APA.org website while ensuring continuation of services
- Spread institutional knowledge of APA organization and websites to migration staff improving speed and accuracy of manually migrated content to new APA.org website via Tridion Content Management System (Enterprise Level CMS)
- Quality Assurance (QA) and content editing of migrated content for better web reading. As an editor, this ensured all content was migrated without error and formatted appropriately
- Created best practices for accessible Adobe Acrobat PDFs and aided in better Section 508 compliance for screen readers
- Promoted newly rebranded APA.org website at 2008 APA Annual Convention kiosk in Boston, MA
Electronic Information Specialist December 2002 - April 2008
Education Directorate - American Psychological Association, Washington, DC
- Produced the first audio/video podcasts hosted on the apa.org website, introducing new technology to the organization and allowing those who could not attend the 2003 APA Education Leadership Conference to share speeches and notes of keynote speakers
- Worked with program staff that developed, designed and updated site content and ensured site was updated with timely content, user-friendly and as a APA Web subcommittee member which set organizational standards of usability and accessibility
- Designed graphics, displays, and non-text content which met specific illustrative and promotional needs of the directorate with Photoshop, Illustrator and Adobe Fireworks graphics editor
- Post publications, presentations, including Acrobat Professional documents that were constructed to provide secure password protection
- Write, edit and proofread content for website, editing HTML pages and introduced the Macromedia/Adobe Dreamweaver software to the organization web services
Computer Science Intern December 1998 – February 2004
Byte Back, Washington, DC, Washington, DC
- Created "Fast Track" program curriculum materials as Volunteer Instructor which facilitated faster instruction in Web Design, PowerPoint, MS Office, Site Administration, Access with VBA and ensured more students completed their programs successfully
- Network administration of servers, computer training labs and including user permissions, and back-up, making more computer resources available to students
Senior Administrative Assistant August 1999- May 2002 Volunteer Services - American Red Cross, Washington, DC
- Developed and implemented an MS Access/Visual Basic database that better tracked scholarship applicants through application processes and ensured scholarship funds were appropriately used, and a database that facilitated tracking of incoming phone, fax, and email messages assuring that requests for volunteer services were properly delivered
- Coordinate projects for five Senior Associates and Director of the Volunteer Services Department
- Secured lodging at best rates through relationships with local hotel group sales representatives as part of Event Management for award Ceremonies, yearly Conventions, and planning/programming for quarterly national committee meetings
Antioch College, Yellow Springs, OH, BA -
Business Communications
- Member/Producer, DCTV (Public Access Corporation of DC)
- DC Media Makers
- WordPress DC
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